But that’s just the tip of the change that will sweep one of the state’s oldest industries in the coming months. Starting on the first day of the new year, daily racing operations will be carried out ...

The Renaissance Awards. It’s the night the best of the best in Maryland’s Thoroughbred horse racing industry come out to shine! And boy were there ever stars of both the four-legged and two-legged ...

UNION BRIDGE, Md. (DC News Now) — It’s a big week for Maryland horse racing enthusiasts as the Preakness Stakes kicks off in just a handful of days. That second jewel of the Triple Crown was run a ...

The Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA) proudly announces the inaugural board of directors for The Maryland Jockey Club, Inc., a newly formed nonprofit entity charged with ...

New Maryland Racing Commission executive director Chris Merz (Maryland Department of Labor handout photo) As the extraordinary Mike Hopkins-era at the Maryland Racing Commission came to an end at ...

The Budget and Taxation Committee of the Maryland Senate heard discussion March 5 among supporters and detractors of a bill that would authorize up to 4,000 historical horse racing terminals at ...

Few people attending this week’s Preakness Stakes know more about Maryland horse racing than Gabby Gaudet. Gaudet, a reporter and analyst with FanDuel TV, grew up in horse racing. The Maryland native ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland board approved a $14.3 million contract on Wednesday to begin the demolition and rebuilding of Baltimore’s storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course, home to the second ...

FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS. I’M IN THE HALL OF FAME AS ONE OF THE BEST BLACK TRAINERS IN THE 20TH CENTURY. HE SURE IS. 88 YEAR OLD RAYMOND CLAY HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE, AND HE ...

Voting is underway for the 2025 Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame class. Nine horses, from classic winners to Eclipse Award winners to modern superstar millionaires, are on the final ballot. The ...

Christopher L. Merz has been named the new executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission, according to the state’s department of labor. Merz succeeded Mike Hopkins, who retired Dec. 31 after 41 ...

After decades of false hopes and dashed dreams, sectarian squabbles and torturous twists, 2025 is the year when Maryland thoroughbred racing will step into its future. Most obviously to the casual fan ...